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An automated banking machine can receive user card data from a cell phone. The phone stores the card data of several selectable cards, including electronic account number data. The machine generates and displays a random number correlated with a time period. A machine user manually inputs the displayed random number into their phone. The phone's banking software application encrypts the selected card's data along with the inputted random number data. The phone displays a bar code image containing the encrypted data. The machine includes a bar code reader which can read the displayed image. The machine causes the read data to be decrypted. The random number is used to verify the current transaction session. Thereafter, normal transaction flow can follow, including PIN input. The process replaces physical insertion of a card yet allows secure input of the card's data. Fraudulent activities requiring card insertion are also reduced.

An electrical system for use in isolation, the electrical system comprising a main engine (14), such as a gas turbine or a diesel engine, a generator (13) driven by the main engine (14) for generating a first alternating voltage (19), a first rectifier unit (12) for converting the first alternating voltage (19) generated by the generator (13) into a direct voltage on a DC bus (18), and at least one inverter unit (10, 15) for converting the direct voltage of the DC bus (18) into a second alternating voltage (20). The generator (13) driven by the main engine (14) for generating the first alternating voltage (19) is an asynchronous machine coupled directly to the shaft of the main engine (14), and the first rectifier unit (12) also comprises an inverter part for converting the direct voltage of the DC bus (18) into an alternating voltage with an adjustable frequency to said asynchronous machine (13) so as to use the machine as a motor.

The invention relates to a method for reducing fatigue loads in the components of a wind turbine subjected to asymmetrical loading of its rotor, comprising the steps of: repeatedly collecting and storing load data of the rotor, determining a load distribution function for the rotor from said stored data, deriving a plurality of periodic functions from said load distribution function, determining actions for the wind turbine control means for reducing the fatigue load of the wind turbine components from said derived plurality of periodic functions, and implementing of said determined actions on the wind turbine control means. The invention also relates to a control system as well as a wind turbine and wind park.

A service framework uses importance ranking information in making call decisions and / or wait-time decisions in connection with service requests. Each of the service requests has an importance ranking which reflects the importance of the information provided by the service to a task being performed. The health of a service may be controlled by permitting fewer (or more) service requests to be made to the service when the service is less (or more) healthy. The likelihood of a service request being made to the service may depend on the importance ranking of the service request. When waiting for a response, a determination whether to continue waiting may be made based on the likelihood that the service has failed and based on the importance of the information to the task being performed.

The present invention enables service agents in a call center to monitor portions of calls that are especially error-prone (e.g., automated speech recognition of an address, etc.), while portions of calls that are not error-prone occur without any human monitoring. An interactive voice response (IVR) system script (e.g., a VXML script, etc.) is divided into a plurality of independent dialog sequences, each of which is assigned a human-monitoring requirement that indicates whether (and optionally, to what degree) the dialog sequence requires monitoring by a service agent. In the first illustrative embodiment, a partial ordering enables some dialog sequences to appear in a different order in that of the IVR script when it is advantageous to do so. In the second illustrative embodiment, each dialog sequence that requires human monitoring is recorded and packaged into an agent-review task that is subsequently sent to an available service agent for review.

The superconducting device has a rotor which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and is provided with a superconductive winding in a heat conducting winding carrier. The winding carrier has a central cooling agent cavity with a lateral cavity leading out of the winding carrier connected thereto. A cold head associated with a cooling unit is connected to a condenser unit which condenses the cooling agent. A fixed heat tube guiding the cooling agent is coupled to the condenser unit, protruding axially into the coorotating lateral cavity and is sealed in relation thereto.

A contaminated solvent recycling system comprises a distillation vessel having a distillation zone and a separate waste collection zone and heating means for heating contaminated solvent feed within the distillation zone vessel to distill off the solvent. By separating the distillation zone from the waste collection zone, the distillation zone can be made small enough to process small consecutive batches of contaminated solvent feed whilst the waste collection zone can be made large enough to accommodate waste accumulating from the distillation process for extended periods of time between waste removal operations.

A method and apparatus for the decontamination of fluid ammonia are described. Liquid or gaseous ammonia is purified of contaminants by passage through an adsorbent bed, the contaminants accumulating in the bed. A portion of the purified ammonia discharged from the bed is decomposed to hydrogen and nitrogen. The hydrogen is used to regenerate an adsorbent bed which has accumulated sufficient contaminants to reduce its ability to further decontaminate incoming ammonia satisfactorily. Preferably there are a plurality of interconnected adsorbent beds, with some being operated for ammonia decontamination while others are being regenerated, with their operations being reversed as needed to maintain a continual production of decontaminated ammonia from the plurality of beds. Computers or other controllers can be used to control such bed operations and interchanges. Internal production of hydrogen makes the system self-contained and no addition of hydrogen is needed.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for improving the iterative decoding performance of a decoder, for example, as used in a wireless communications receiver or in a data retrieval unit. A decoding technique may receive and process a set of channel samples using an iterative decoder. If the iterative decoder output indicates a decoding failure, noise samples may be combined with the received channel samples to create biased channel samples. Noise samples may be generated using a pseudo-random noise generator and / or by using signals already present in the communications receiver or data retrieval unit. The biased channel samples may be provided to the iterative decoder and the iterative decoder may re-run using the biased channel samples.

The present invention enables service agents in a call center to monitor portions of calls that are especially error-prone (e.g., automated speech recognition of an address, etc.), while portions of calls that are not error-prone occur without any human monitoring. An interactive voice response (IVR) system script (e.g., a VXML script, etc.) is divided into a plurality of independent dialog sequences, each of which is assigned a human-monitoring requirement that indicates whether (and optionally, to what degree) the dialog sequence requires monitoring by a service agent. In addition, instances of the dialog sequences in calls are prioritized based on an indication of caller intelligibility during (i) prior dialog sequences in the current call, and (ii) prior calls involving the same caller and / or the same contact identifier (e.g., telephone number, email address, Internet Protocol address, etc.).

An articulated cutting head and conveyor mount for sod harvesting machines. The invention provides a linkage design that can provide many benefits including: allowing the operator to see the cutting operation, enabling the high lifting of the cutting head for service and maneuvering, managing the vertical bending load of the ground reference roller, providing high transverse stiffness, maintaining the position of the conveyor relative to the cutting head. The linkage design can include fewer parts than previous designs while still being robust and durable. As such, cutting heads employing the linkage design of the present invention can produce higher quality slabs with less service and maintenance than when using current designs.

Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a reverse osmosis (RO) system that includes a housing and a pre-filter within the housing such that feed water flows into the housing and enters the pre-filter. The reverse osmosis (RO) system further includes a membrane element within the housing such that the pre-filtered water flows from the pre-filter and enters the membrane element and permeate exits the membrane element through the housing. In some embodiments, the housing includes a first end cap at one end and a second end cap at an opposing end such that feed water flows through the first end cap into the pre-filter and pre-filtered water flows from the pre-filter into the first end cap. In addition, the pre-filtered water may flow from the first end cap to the membrane element such that permeate exits the membrane element through the first end cap in order exit the housing.

The present invention enables service agents in a call center to monitor portions of calls that are especially error-prone (e.g., automated speech recognition of an address, etc.), while portions of calls that are not error-prone occur without any human monitoring. An interactive voice response (IVR) system script (e.g., a VXML script, etc.) is divided into a plurality of independent dialog sequences, each of which is assigned a human-monitoring requirement that indicates whether (and optionally, to what degree) the dialog sequence requires monitoring by a service agent. In the first illustrative embodiment, a partial ordering enables some dialog sequences to appear in a different order in that of the IVR script when it is advantageous to do so. In the second illustrative embodiment, each dialog sequence that requires human monitoring is recorded and packaged into an agent-review task that is subsequently sent to an available service agent for review.

The invention aims at providing a method for defending a DDoS aggression in a P2P media stream system, which includes the following steps: the step that the node sends a joining requirement information to the media stream server is included and in the step, after receiving the joining requirement information, the server informs the joining requirement information of the node to the reputation node and the controlling node and return the partial nodes and a initial reputation value; a step that the reputation nodes calculate the node reputation value is included and in the step, after receiving the notices, the reputation node and the controlling node store the information of the node into own node list in order to evaluate and control the action of the node; the step that the node requires a data from the media server or local network is included, which is used for requesting the needed media data by the node; a step that the controlling node judges the node requirement rate is included, which is used for calculating the node requirement rate; a step that whether the requirement rate exceeds the limiting value is judged is also included, which is used for judging whether the requirement rate of the requirement node exceeds the limiting value or not; if the rate exceeds the limiting value, the requirement is stopped, otherwise, the request of the node is permitted.

A milking system (1) includes a vacuum supply source (3) and a teat cup (2). The teat cup (2) includes a teat cup liner (11) and a teat cup shell (10), with the teat cup shell (10) connected at plural points to the vacuum supply source (3). The teat cup liner (11) is arranged to support and fit tight to a teat of a milking animal throughout a milking session, whereby a uniform pressure is applied to the teat throughout the milking session so that a milking that is more comfortable for the milking animal is accomplished.

Techniques are provided for transmitting and receiving a mother code in an incremental redundancy hybrid automatic repeat-request protocol. A set of information bits corresponding to a message may be encoded and interleaved to produce the mother code. Each bit position of the mother code may be mapped to an output symbol, and each output symbol may be mapped to an antenna for transmission. One or more transmissions of symbols contained in the output symbols may be performed, where each transmission may include puncturing the mother code by selecting one or more symbols from the of output symbols, and transmitting each symbol in the one or more symbols on an antenna corresponding to that symbol. The mother code may be decoded, in part, by determining combinable bits contained within a set of received symbols, and computing one or more log-likelihood ratio values corresponding to each symbol in the set of received symbols.

A chain tensioning apparatus for tensioning a chain of an agricultural barn cleaner. The barn cleaner chain is moved by a motor-driven drive sprocket mounted in a drive tower after contacting a first idler rotatably mounted to the drive tower. A second idler is mounted to the frame and positioned further away from the drive tower than the first idler such that, as the chain moves toward the drive tower, the chain contacts the second idler before contacting the first idler. A chain tensioning idler contacts the chain between the first idler and the second idler and is capable of movement in a direction transverse to the movement of the chain. A biasing member biases the chain tensioning idler toward a take-up position and away from a chain-taut position.

A coin handling mechanism for conveying coins to a remotely positioned coin receptor which accumulates the deposited coins. There is a water trap positioned along a back wall of the housing for diverting the flow of liquid injected through the coin entrance slot downwardly along the back of the housing to a fluid collecting chamber. The water trap comprises intersecting vertical support members and horizontal cross bars. There is also provided a coin discharge chute having an adjustment mechanism to adjust the point of discharge of the coins.

An automated banking machine is part of a banking system that can operate to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine can also receive user card data from a cell phone, including an electronic account number. The phone's banking application encrypts the account number along with an inputted random number which was generated by the machine. The phone then displays a bar code image containing the encrypted data. The machine includes a bar code reader. The random number is used to verify the current transaction session. Thereafter, normal transaction flow can follow, including PIN input. The process allows for secure input of card data without physical insertion of a card. Thus, fraudulent activities based on card insertion can be reduced.

A method and apparatus for loading, detecting, and monitoring channel-associated signals are provided. Channel-associated signals are identified with spread spectrum codes in the electrical domain, and after being modulated to an optical service signal at respective loading points separately, the channel-associated identification signals are transmitted in the optical channel along with the optical signal. At any downstream detecting point, passing optical signals can be converted through photoelectric conversion, and the channel-associated identification signals are de-spread. By detecting the channel-associated signals, it is possible to learn about whether the upstream loading point work normally, whether the optical channel operates normally, etc., and thereby to find possible failures, solve problems, and monitor quality parameters of optical signals in real time, and improve reliability of the optical signal transmission.

An electronic defrost system consisting of a circuit board designed to implement defrost cycle of an air source heat pump outdoor coil during the off-cycle period. off-cycle is when the house thermostat is satisfied, heat pump is timed off for two minutes and then reactivated in regular defrost cycle if defrost sensor is calling for defrost. (Temp / off cycle). When sensor opens, heat pump will shut off for two minutes to allow pressure equalization.The automatic emergency heat is an option that can be selected. The automatic setting will activate the same circuit as the manual switch at the indoor house thermostat.Defrost control board designed to activate all heat strips during defrost cycle if desired.

The present invention extends to an articulated cutting head and conveyor mount for sod harvesting machines. The invention provides a linkage design that can provide many benefits including: allowing the operator to see the cutting operation, enabling the high lifting of the cutting head for service and maneuvering, managing the vertical bending load of the ground reference roller, providing high transverse stiffness, maintaining the position of the conveyor relative to the cutting head. The linkage design can include fewer parts than previous designs while still being robust and durable. As such, cutting heads employing the linkage design of the present invention can produce higher quality slabs with less service and maintenance than when using current designs.

A slitting apparatus mountable to a web handling apparatus, for slitting a thin web of a first width into plural ribbons each of width less than the first width. The slitting apparatus may comprise at least one enclosed motorized rotatable blade mounted on a rotatable shaft and a stationary base which is screw mountable to the web handling apparatus. The blade is movable between a slitting position for slitting operations and a service position spaced away from the slitting position, for blade replacement. A step-down gearset reduces blade rotational speed from the motor speed. A manual shifting element comprising a manual lever and a cam effects change between the slitting and service positions. The blade may be entirely ceramic or ceramic coated. A roller shaft may be located proximate the blades to maintain tension on the web and to obstruct direct access to the blades for safety purposes.

Techniques are provided for transmitting and receiving a mother code in an incremental redundancy hybrid automatic repeat-request protocol. A set of information bits corresponding to a message is encoded and interleaved to produce the mother code. Each bit position of the mother code is mapped to an output symbol, and each output symbol is mapped to an antenna for transmission. One or more transmissions are performed, where each transmission includes puncturing the mother code by selecting one or more symbols from the output symbols, and transmitting each symbol in the one or more symbols on an antenna corresponding to that symbol. The mother code is decoded, in part, by determining combinable bits contained within a set of received symbols and computing one or more log-likelihood ratio values corresponding to each symbol in the set of received symbols.

A pipe joint arrangement, which is intended for enabling one or more angular deflections successive in a longitudinal direction along an elongated pipeline in one or more planes. A joining piece is connectible with pipeline sections to be coupled with each other successively in the longitudinal direction and includes of frame elements locked to each other in a longitudinal direction and provided therebetween a swivel member with a substantially cylindrical or spherical swiveling face for enabling movement of the frame elements by rotating the same relative to each other with respect to one or more axes of rotation.

The invention aims at providing a method for defending a DDoS aggression in a P2P media stream system, which includes the following steps: the step that the node sends a joining requirement information to the media stream server is included and in the step, after receiving the joining requirement information, the server informs the joining requirement information of the node to the reputation node and the controlling node and return the partial nodes and a initial reputation value; a step that the reputation nodes calculate the node reputation value is included and in the step, after receiving the notices, the reputation node and the controlling node store the information of the node into own node list in order to evaluate and control the action of the node; the step that the node requires a data from the media server or local network is included, which is used for requesting the needed media data by the node; a step that the controlling node judges the node requirement rate is included, which is used for calculating the node requirement rate; a step that whether the requirement rate exceeds the limiting value is judged is also included, which is used for judging whether the requirement rate of the requirement node exceeds the limiting value or not; if the rate exceeds the limiting value, the requirement is stopped, otherwise, the request of the node is permitted.